sterne

== English == === Adjective === sterne (comparative sterner, superlative sternest) Obsolete spelling of stern. === Noun === sterne (plural sternes) Obsolete spelling of stern. === Anagrams === renest, Enters, enters, ternes, nester, treens, ernest, Ernest, strene, Teners, tenser, resent, Treens, Senter, rentes, entres == French == === Etymology === Of North Germanic origin, such as Danish terne or Swedish tärna, both from Old Norse þerna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /stɛʁn/ Homophone: sternes === Noun === sterne f (plural sternes) tern (bird) ==== Derived terms ==== sterne caugek === Further reading === “sterne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === entres, entrés Ernest rentes, rentés ternes == Italian == === Noun === sterne f plural of sterna == Latin == === Verb === sterne second-person singular present active imperative of sternō == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Old Norse stjarna, from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ (“star”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. Doublet of sterre. ==== Alternative forms ==== stern starn, starne (Northern); steorrne, sterrne (Ormulum) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈstɛrn(ə)/, (Late Middle English) /starn/ ==== Noun ==== sterne (plural sternes) a luminous body visible in the sky; a star or planet the shape of a star ===== Synonyms ===== sterre tungol planete ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== English: starn (dialectal) Middle Scots: stern, starn Scots: starn ===== References ===== “sterne, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 August 2018. === Etymology 2 === Probably from the oblique forms of Old Norse stjórn, from Proto-Germanic *stiurīniz. ==== Alternative forms ==== steerne, storne steorne (West Midland) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈsteːrn(ə)/, /ˈstɛːrn(ə)/, /ˈstɛrn(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== sterne (plural *sternes) The stern (rear of a ship) The rudder and/or helm (steering implements of a ship) (rare) Instructions, guidance. ===== Descendants ===== English: stern ===== References ===== “sterne, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Middle High German == === Alternative forms === stërre, stërn === Etymology === Inherited from Old High German sterno, from Proto-West Germanic *sterrō, variant of *sternō, from Proto-Germanic *sternô, *sternǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈs̠tɛrnə/ === Noun === stërne m star ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Alemannic German: Stern Bavarian: Stean Cimbrian: stèrn Mòcheno: stern Central Franconian: Stään, Stär, Stären, Stern Hunsrik: Stern Luxembourgish: Stär German: Stern Vilamovian: śtaom Yiddish: שטערן (shtern) === References === Köbler, Gerhard (2014), “sterne”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch‎[1] (in German), 3rd edition “sterne” in Mittelhochdeutsches Handwörterbuch, Matthias von Lexer, 3 vols., Leipzig 1872–1878.